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Originally Posted by Third Eye
I don't understand either of these opinions. Tyrion is even more sympathetic in the books than the show, and I don't see Stannis being vilified at all. Both the books and the show paint Stannis as a disagreeable and hard fellow willing to do whatever it takes to take the crown because it belongs to him legitimately.
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In the books, Tyrion murders a defenseless Shae, they felt the need to give her a knife in the show. In the books, he also has Symon killed.
In the books, Stannis leads an enormously outnumbered army to the north to defend the realm because it's his duty, captures Mance while Mance is threatening to literally destroy the wall (saving the day), and then is sought out by the iron bank.
In the show, he goes to Braavos to beg for money, then apparently leads a huge army against Mance, interrupting peace talks, and Mance ends up surrendering to save the lives of more people. The changes essentially turn Mance into the hero rather than Stannis.
Perhaps vilified is too strong of a word, but Stannis is definitely given the opposite treatment that Cersei and Tyrion get.